Cultivation Technician

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Iowa Cannabis Company in Iowa City, IA is currently seeking Cultivation Technicians to join our team at our state-of-the-art cannabis production facility. Join us in our mission to provide high-quality medical cannabis products to patients across Iowa. As a leader in the industry, we are committed to innovation and excellence in the extraction process.  We currently operate three medical dispensaries in the state of Iowa, along with our medical cannabis manufacturing facility. 

JOB SUMMARY

Are you passionate about plants and eager to join the booming cannabis industry? We at Iowa Cannabis Company are on the lookout for a dedicated Cultivation Technician to join our team at our modern cannabis growing and processing facility. Here’s a chance to turn your botanical skills into a rewarding career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in all phases of the cultivation process
• Take care of our cannabis plants, ensuring they are healthy and growing well.
• Daily check and maintain the equipment to ensure everything is working properly.
• Keep a sharp eye on the plants, recording important data and spotting any issues like pests or nutrient problems early on.
• Work with our plants through all their growth stages, from the time they are small clones to the bountiful harvest at the end.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment, where your problem-solving skills will come in handy, especially under the warm glow of our cultivation lights.
• Be part of an energetic team committed to producing top-quality cannabis.
• This is a full-time position with a weekly schedule of 30-40 hours. Additionally, there's the potential to earn more with up to 10 overtime hours available per week, based on our production demands.

Are you ready to dive into the world of cannabis cultivation and contribute to our thriving industry? If yes, step into the role of a Cultivation Technician at Iowa Cannabis Company and enjoy a fulfilling journey with our dynamic team. Apply today on Indeed and start a new chapter in your horticultural career.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Cultivation:

• Perform daily room maintenance checks to ensure all equipment  is operating correctly
• Perform daily plant health checks to keep record of plant health through growth cycles
• Identify, record, and track daily data logs/checks using FloEnvy, and Growlink Software. 
• Identify/spot and report: pests, poor plant health, nutrient deficiencies and toxicities
• Environmental monitoring and reporting
• Perform plant work in accordance with the needs of the production schedule
• Maintain a clean and sterile working environment
• Perform deep Cleaning and Disinfection tasks throughout the entire facility INCLUDING some janitorial tasks.
• Work with plants at all stages of growth. 
• Harvest plants at the end of their growth cycle
• Trellising plants during flowering cycle
• Package cannabis flower, concentrates and vape products for sale.
• Irrigation line maintenance
• Follow and execute the company's Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensure that all cultivation associates are following and executing the company's standard operating procedures
• Transplanting rooted clones into coco or other mediums
• Daily strain stability checks across all plants and R&D strains
• Topping and pruning vegetative plants as directed and in accordance to companies SOP’s
• Taking cuttings from Mother plants and sticking cuttings into grow medium
• Pruning Mother plants according to cultivar and cloning needs
• Preparing grow media for clones and/or transplants
• Mixing and applying soil drenches
• Releases beneficial/predatory insects
• Irrigating by hand according to plants size and needs
• Following strict biosecurity protocols, maintaining sanitation of tools and person
• Cleaning tables, mopping floors
• Standing/squatting/bending with arms extended for long periods of time
• Affixing tags / labels to plants/packages
• Scouting for and reporting any pests and pathogens
• Applying trellis netting, training/manipulating branches to achieve a uniform canopy
• Mixing and applying foliar sprays and drenches
• Mixing and delivering nutrients
• Measuring the EC and pH of nutrient solution
• Hand watering in accordance with companies Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Filling flowering rooms with vegetative plants
• Working at a fast pace under warm cultivation lights - rooms average 75+ degrees
• Other duties as assigned

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Job duties may include work indoors and outdoors during all seasons,